by Bruce Brown | March 3, 2021 | Health, Medical
We’ve been writing about wearables and digital health on Health Tech Insider since 2014. In 2015 Rock Health and the Stanford Center for Digital Health began conducting an annual Digital Health Consumer Adoption survey. From 2015 to 2019, Rock Health surveyed...
by Bruce Brown | March 2, 2021 | Medical
According to the CDC, parents report that 17% of children from ages 3-17 years — approximately 1 in 6 — are diagnosed with a developmental disorder, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Children with ASD account for 1 in 54 children overall, but the...
by Bruce Brown | March 1, 2021 | Medical
How long should hearables last between charges? Put another way, whether you rely on over the counter (OTC) hearing assistive devices or prescription-only hearing aids, how many hours do you want them to run before you need to recharge or replace the batteries? The...
by Amantha May | March 1, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Medical
Melanoma is a type of cancer that affects pigment-producing skin cells; it kills roughly 7,000 men and women in the United States each year. Early detection and treatment of melanoma give patients the best chance of surviving the disease. Researchers from the Wyss...
by Bruce Brown | February 25, 2021 | Medical
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) applications continue to proliferate. We recently wrote about Equip’s RPM platform designed to help treat eating disorders. Other recent Health Tech Insider posts featured telehealth selfies for dental care and a platform that...
by Amantha May | February 24, 2021 | Medical
A large study has validated VocalisCheck, a screening tool designed by Vocalis Health that uses voice diagnostics to identify signs of COVID-19. Conducted in India partnership with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai NESCO COVID-19 Center, the study supports...